# NTSB UNK65X1507: Piper PA-18, N3775Z, Rehoboth, DE, June 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1965
- Place: Rehoboth, DE · REHOBOTH, DE
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1507
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1507

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1525  65/6/26  NR.REHOBOTH DEL       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1660
        TIME - 1205                    N3775Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3775Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3775Z-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 18-7456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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